OBS Chapter 1471 Purchase Order
Chapter 1471 Purchase Order
Chapter 1471 Purchase Order
"How's the battle going?"
".I don't know, but our business is pretty good, so the war situation should be okay."
The merchant ship Peace is the current flagship of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce, and is also the largest ship of the second-generation Ark class.
The Redemption, which is Guan Xinxian's Xiao Sang, as a part of him, also "disappeared" as he entered the divine sleep.
With the development of various trade routes of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce, the demand for the shipbuilding industry is also very great. In this regard, Lu Moumou actually has no advantage. Lin Nu's other branches have invested more, accumulated more technology, and developed earlier. Now the East Country is buying shipbuilding technology from them.
But on Lu Ping'an's side, there is the "Magic Plant Industry". Since the Ark has not only proven its reliability, but also its output and quality have doubled as the "Lamp Tree" and "Fuso Wood" have been recognized by the world (the chosen one of the God of Salvation), the second and third batches of ships all chose the Fuso Wood Ark.
Their speed is average, but their carrying capacity is amazing. Moreover, as living organisms, they can not only carry magical plant weapons, but also consume very little (fuel), and their sustainable route time is ridiculously long. They are one of the specialties of the Redemption Chamber of Commerce.
And because of the existence of the Redemption, it carries the concept of the "Ark" of this world in a sense, allowing its peers, especially its descendants, to have the characteristics of a "ship", gaining great blessings in this regard.
".It looks like we need to order some warships."
Lu Ping'an returned to the deck, but began to complain that his "boat" was not strong enough.
As far as merchant ships and transport ships are concerned, the Ark series is almost perfect, with high carrying capacity, high endurance, and low consumption. In addition, it also has the high defense and regeneration capabilities of biological battleships. Most importantly, the cost is quite low and does not require a large amount of steel and special machinery.
But now, looking at the other warships killing a lot on the battlefield, Lu Ping'an knew that he had to spend money on this.
"Why don't we wait two years until the official warships are released? It's too late. Let's order from Miss Lin. But now the whole world knows that there will be a war, and warships cannot be bought even if you have money. Tsk, are you going to waste my favor?"
Today, Lu is no longer the small fry he used to be. In most cases, his "favors" can directly determine the rise and fall, or even destruction of a place. At this point, he has become more cautious. Senior professionals also rely on connections, and it is really not worth it to owe favors for this "small matter".
"Lu Ping'an, perhaps I can help you imitate it. Although I am not sure that I can get the most elite level, I am sure that I can achieve 60% to 70% of the level with half the purchase price."
Fang Wen volunteered at this time. Lu Ping'an thought about it and finally shook his head.
It's not that I don't believe in her ability, but it would be too stupid to offend some bigwigs over such a small matter, which eventually turned into a global business war.
In a sense, the big bosses who have territories and industries are equivalent to the big chaebols and cross-border companies in Lu Ping'an's previous life.
Their scale has reached a certain level, and they are basically comprehensive technology reserves. They may be good at something and not good at something, but there is no reason why they cannot produce some mid- and low-end products.
Clicking on the technology tree does not lead to direct results, but a lot of by-products in the process.
For example, a company that makes optical lenses for high-end cameras could have used its technology to make mid- and low-end lithography machines long ago. However, after calculating the costs and the possible commercial competition, there is really no need to compete with another large company's main industry.
This is how the spoils are divided in the modern world-class industrial chain. With industrial division of labor, everyone takes a piece and concentrates on making high profits. There is no need to cause overall commercial competition for that little bit of extra income.
The premise of this is obviously an era where "capital" and "interests" are king. Lu Ping'an is not sure whether the Eastern country officials will interfere or change anything after they come.
But now, let’s adapt to the needs of the times.
"Place an order. Place an order with Lao Zhao for an aircraft carrier, three destroyers, and ten underwater ships. They can assemble the supporting ships themselves. Ask them to deliver them to me within six months. I owe him a favor."
Lu Ping'an didn't expect the war to come so quickly and fiercely, and he didn't expect the target of the war would be the Octopus tribe.
After all, water warfare and underwater warfare are two completely different concepts. Even with the blessing of God to breathe underwater, the abilities that human strongmen can exert underwater are quite limited.
This is not simply subtraction, but when you are sure that you can only exert 30% to 40% of your combat power, while your opponent can exert 120%, why would you go to the dangerous area to seek death?
"I thought our opponents would be the Abyssal Zerg or the Lava Tribe."
The reason is simple. They are easy to deal with and the benefits are great. You are not an aquatic species, so why should you go to the sea to grab territory?
But now, when fighting the Octopus Sea Tribe has become a political task and part of the strategic mission, it is meaningless to consider who to fight. The key is how to complete the mission.
"Let's replenish the underwater ships first."
Even if the road is safe, fighting underwater is still pretty bad.
In addition to the sense of dislocation in all directions, there is a greater sense of "isolation" after going into the sea. If being surrounded, divided, and unable to find supply points is the norm, even the strong may be dragged into the deep sea and die extremely miserably, not to mention the middle and low-level professionals.
Most of the enemies and space cracks are in the deep sea, so going into the sea is certain, but the deeper you go, the more pressure the team will be under.
Being defeated is not actually scary, but being separated and lost under the sea is a catastrophic result.
Based on the experience accumulated over the years, at this time, underwater combat platforms are needed to help.
If there are enough underwater ships and enough underwater breathing grace, fighting at sea will no longer be a guerrilla attack from all sides, but a steady front-line advancement war. With this rhythm and style of play, we will return to the tactical system familiar to the Easterners.
No matter which direction you come from, I will advance slowly with heavy equipment, underwater ships and infantry.
Although it is a crude reproduction of land infantry-tank tactics, it has been proven effective in past wars, and there is no reason not to continue now.
This is also on Lu Ping'an's purchase list. The bulk of it is underwater ships and equipment, and only a small number of surface ships, which are usually the focus, were bought. Most of the battles are destined to take place in the deep sea, and the surface ships are actually not important because of the existence of their own air force advantage.
Lu Ping'an didn't buy too much. His plan was to use this batch of purchases first, and when the shipbuilding technology in the East Country improved, he would directly buy military products. Based on his past experience, that stuff was definitely much better than the crappy private goods. Maybe he could get several times the performance for half the price, and they were all products of the East Country military, which was convenient for actual combat cooperation.
Moreover, private enterprises have another problem. As long as customers are not picky, they will not constantly update their main products. Lu Ping'an is actually not satisfied with the performance of these "battleships". He is still waiting for the official to come up with the next generation after taking over the technology.
It is enough for now, and the mission he came here to perform is mainly to build trade routes and front-line bases. No one expects this "treasure" to go to the front line.
Theoretically, he didn't even need to come to the front line of the battlefield, but since he was here, he naturally wanted to try the taste of naval warfare.
There are many forces and strong people like him. Facing the gradually unfolding world war, they are all adjusting and correcting to increase their survival rate in deep-sea combat.
(End of this chapter)